It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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5192. | Phany (telugu_manishi) | 99.37 | 98% | 2012-10-15 |
5193. | spencer (spencerspencer) | 99.37 | 95% | 2016-01-10 |
5194. | Hi (aspenink) | 99.37 | 97% | 2013-10-04 |
5195. | tstats[quansonacci] (quanso... | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
5196. | Darcy (mrdarcy1800) | 99.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
5197. | Ivani (ivansingo) | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-06-08 |
5198. | Mukundan (mukundan314) | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
5199. | Teemu (tpudas) | 99.35 | 97% | 2014-12-26 |
5200. | Jahed (jahed100) | 99.34 | 98% | 2022-07-21 |
5201. | Brandon (inbloom) | 99.34 | 98% | 2012-11-05 |
5202. | Jack (jackc) | 99.34 | 98% | 2013-01-22 |
5203. | Mechanical or GTFO (keiange... | 99.34 | 96% | 2014-12-04 |
5204. | Mister Jones |Keep trying| ... | 99.33 | 97% | 2023-09-20 |
5205. | Peter (peterkimz) | 99.33 | 96% | 2012-12-22 |
5206. | elephanturd (elephanturd) | 99.33 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
5207. | one handed (runescimmy) | 99.33 | 93% | 2016-10-22 |
5208. | 000 (oknotok_) | 99.32 | 98% | 2023-07-28 |
5209. | laezza (inimitabile) | 99.32 | 97% | 2021-10-20 |
5210. | Grigor (grigor) | 99.32 | 95% | 2015-08-27 |
5211. | Peter (pdrey03) | 99.31 | 99% | 2021-02-24 |
5212. | Jerry (jub3r7) | 99.31 | 97% | 2013-08-07 |
5213. | splatt (splatt0407) | 99.30 | 96% | 2024-03-02 |
5214. | Lucho (luchohs) | 99.30 | 96% | 2013-12-20 |
5215. | Demancer (demancer) | 99.30 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
5216. | AB (ablah34) | 99.29 | 100% | 2024-02-07 |
5217. | (rioting) | 99.29 | 95% | 2020-07-03 |
5218. | Django (backstop13) | 99.29 | 100% | 2017-07-19 |
5219. | Lester (lester1) | 99.29 | 96% | 2012-08-05 |
5220. | John (johnprogrammer1) | 99.28 | 96% | 2023-09-05 |
5221. | Do-Hyun (dkim00) | 99.28 | 98.2% | 2024-01-03 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |